Kia Ora, Welcome to the National Screening Unit

The National Screening Unit (NSU) is within the National Health Board of the Ministry of Health and is responsible for the development, management and monitoring of nationally-organised population-based screening in New Zealand. This website aims to provide information on the five nationally-based screening programmes, and one quality improvement initiative, the services provided and how to access them.

If you are pregnant you can have screening for HIV for yourself, and for conditions such as Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, Down syndrome or Turner syndrome, in your baby.
Screening for hearing loss and metabolic disorders (the heel prick test) are also available for your new baby.